What can a teacher do to carry out the role?



Teachers can guide student behavior with:external image classhands.gif

  • Modeling - used to demonstratecorrect behavior and encourage students to learn from observation
  • Shaping - behavior is changed from negative to positive using small, segmented steps
  • Cueing - verbal or non-verbal responses to make students aware if their behavior is appropriate or inappropriate
  • Reinforcement - positive reinforcement: something is added to increase desired behavior; negative reinforcement: something is removed
  • Punishment - positive punishment: something is added to decrease undesired behavior; negative punishment: something is removed
  • Contract - agreement between student and teacher that focuses on behavioral change
  • Extinction - removal of previously reinforcing stimulus to decrease undesired behavior



source:
http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Behaviorism
image source:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/clip/classhands.html